Security fixes:
* A flaw in the SCTP and DCCP implementations could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-4526 and CVE-2011-1770 to these issues.
* Flaws in the Management Module Support for Message Passing Technology (MPT) based controllers could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service, an information leak, or escalate their privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2011-1494 and CVE-2011-1495 to these issues.
* Flaws in the AGPGART driver, and a flaw in agp_allocate_memory(), could allow a local user to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2011-1745, CVE-2011-2022 and CVE-2011-1746 to these issues.
* A flaw in the client-side NLM implementation could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2011-2491 to this issue.
* A flaw in the Bluetooth implementation could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges. (CVE-2011-2497, Important)
* Flaws in the netlink-based wireless configuration interface could allow a local user, who has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges on systems that have an active wireless interface. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2011-2517 to this issue.
* The maximum file offset handling for ext4 file systems could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2695, Important)
* A local, unprivileged user could allocate large amounts of memory not visible to the OOM killer, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2010-4243, Moderate)
* The proc file system could allow a local, unprivileged user to obtain sensitive information or possibly cause integrity issues. (CVE-2011-1020, Moderate)
* A local, privileged user could possibly write arbitrary kernel memory via /sys/kernel/debug/acpi/custom_method. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2011-1021 to this issue.
No Avaya system products are vulnerable, as the affected versions of kernel-rt are not installed by default.
More information about these vulnerabilities can be found in the security advisory issued by Red Hat:
Avaya software-only products operate on general-purpose operating systems. Occasionally vulnerabilities may be discovered in the underlying operating system or applications that come with the operating system. These vulnerabilities often do not impact the software-only product directly but may threaten the integrity of the underlying platform.
In the case of this advisory Avaya software-only products are not affected by the vulnerability directly but the underlying Linux platform may be. Customers should determine on which Linux operating system the product was installed and then follow that vendor's guidance.
| Product: | Actions: |
|---|---|
| Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services 4.x/5.x | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the AES application. |
| CVLAN | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the CVLAN application. |
| Avaya Integrated Management Suite (IMS) | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the IMS application. |
| Avaya Aura® Presence Services | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the PS application. |
| Avaya Aura® System Manager 1.0 | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the SMGR application. |
| Voice Portal | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the Voice Portal application. |
Recommended Actions for Software-Only Products:
In the event that the affected package is installed, Avaya recommends that customers follow recommended actions supplied by Red Hat regarding their Enterprise Linux.
Additional information may also be available via the Avaya support website and through your Avaya account representative. Please contact your Avaya product support representative, or dial 1-800-242-2121, with any questions.
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V 1.0 - September 13, 2011 - Initial Statement issued.
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